Recreation and Leisure Studies, SUNY Brockport, Brockport, NY, USA.
Save the Children, Washington, DC, USA.
Am J Health Promot. 2020 Nov;34(8):942-944. doi: 10.1177/0890117120924531. Epub 2020 May 12.
Social capital provides a number of benefits during crisis scenarios, and high social capital communities respond more efficaciously than those with low social capital. With this in mind, we argue that the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic may be hampered in many American communities by deficiencies or disruptions in social capital brought about by physical distancing. Drawing on evidence from past crises, we recommend individuals, communities, and government institutions work to strengthen and expand social networks. A failure to do so will exact a toll in terms of human morbidity and mortality and exacerbate the current disaster.
社会资本在危机情况下提供了许多好处，高社会资本社区的反应比低社会资本社区更有效。考虑到这一点，我们认为，由于物理距离带来的社会资本的缺陷或中断，许多美国社区对 COVID-19 大流行的反应和恢复可能会受到阻碍。借鉴过去危机的证据，我们建议个人、社区和政府机构努力加强和扩大社交网络。如果不这样做，将会在人类发病率和死亡率方面付出代价，并加剧当前的灾难。
